CVE-2008-7090 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.3% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Pligg 9.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the $tb_url variable in trackback.php, or (2) include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter to settemplate.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.3% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pligg | pligg cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Pligg CMS 9.9.0 - Cross-Site Scripting / Local File Inclusion / SQL Injection | 2008-07-30 |
References
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00120-07312008
- http://www.osvdb.org/50187
- http://www.osvdb.org/50188
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494987/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30458
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44190
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44191
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6173
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00120-07312008
- http://www.osvdb.org/50187
- http://www.osvdb.org/50188
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494987/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30458
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44190
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44191
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6173
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